Improvement in machines for gathering and loading stone, hay



G. HOLLEY. lvllalchineforl Gathering ,and VLoading Stone, Hay 6m. No. 48,175.

Patentedl June 13, 1865.

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I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE W. HOLLEY, OF NIAGARA, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN MACHINES FOR GATHERING AND LOADING STONE, HAY, &c.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 48,175, dated June 13, 1865.

To all whom it may concern: A

`Be it known that I, GEORGE W. HOLLEY, of thetown and county of Niagara, State of New York, have invented a new and useful Machine for Gathering Stone and Loading Hay; and 1 do hereby declare thatthe following is a full and exact description of the same,

adapted for gathering stone andhay, as maybe desired. lf used for gathering the former, the stone is first collected in a suitablereceptacle on the wagon, and then deposited in a `heap upon the ground when the proper point is reached. If used for gathering hay, it is piled up on the wagon until it is loaded in customary manner. Y

One of the prime features of novelty in my invention consists in effecting the requisite movement of the elevating-relies or other devices bythe backward movement of the horses. This I accomplish by employing two drafttongues, one of which vis capable of moving backward independently of the main portion of the machine during a corresponding or backing movement of the horses, said movable tongue communicating its movement to parts which transmit it to the operating devices.

The details as to the construction and functions of the several parts are given in the following description, which will enable a person skilled in the art to which my invention appertains to fully understand and use the same.

A A represent the various parts of the main frame of the machine, which is mounted upon four wheels, B B, thus constituting a common rectangular wagon-body.

O represents a stone-gathering rake; D, a

dumping-platform upon which the stones `are receivedifrom the rake C, and E is an elevat- I. IW

in g-fork extending out at the side of the wagon, for the purpose of collecting hay and loading the wagon therewith. I have thus mentioned the different working parts in a brief sentence, in order to a general understanding of their respective functions, before proceeding with a more particular statement as to construction and means of operation. rI he stone-rake and hay-fork, of course, do not operate at the same time. The teeth of the stone-rake U, at their rear ends, are made fast to the shaft F, to which the bevel cog-wheels G G are attached, one of said cog-wheels being on each end ofthe shaft, as seen in Figs. 1 and 2; but said rake-teeth may be attached to a piece of timber about six inches square, and which has a rabbet or groove two inches square taken out of one corner along its whole length. This rabbet or groove would set onto an iron shaft ofthe same size, which has two journals or bearings turned on it, said bearings being three feet apart and designed to fit into boxes of the proper size, which are made fast to the under side of the frame which carries the'ra-lre and fork. The ends of this shaft are also turned down-say to one and seven-eighths inch in diameter-so as to receive the cog-wheels G G and the clutches, which operate, in connection with levers, to assist in the elevation of either the hay-fork or stone-rake, and which will be hereinafter specifically alluded to. l

Hrepresents the usual draft-tongue,attached to the forward axle of the machine `in customary manner; and H isasecond tongue, located above the first, but connected therewith at the forward end by aslide, I, whichispivoted to the tongue H' and embraces tongue H, so as-to have a free longitudinal play upon the latter. The rear end of the tongue H is pivoted to what I term a gallows-frame,77 which consists of two rack bars, J J, running parallel with the sides ofthe machine, and connected at their forward ends by transverse pieces J J The racks J2 Jz on the under side of this gallowsframe rest upon the cog-wheels G G, and are held down thereupon by the metallic retainers K K, which are secured to the sides of the machine, and provided with small rollers k 7;, to avoid friction and cause the racks to move freely when in operation. The retainers also constitute guides for the bars J J, which purpose is also subserved by the upright pieces E, as the case may be.

. be obvious to those who may be engaged in raised off the ground during the forward movestone-rake to make its teeth run at a greater or less depth below the surface of the ground.

- used together at the same time.

, upon which the stones are deposited, is hinged stone-rake and h I.1y-fork, the attachment of the ,to interfere with the free rotation of said shaft.

platform, so as to permit the latter to fall,and

L L. The two arms of the hay-fork E are attached to a shaft, M, which is journaled in two short shafts or supports, N N, projectingfrom the side of the machine. On the shaft M is a bevel-pinion, O, which is rotated by the wheel G, so as to throw up the hay-fork E in the manner shown in Fig. 3. y

The horses are attached to the upper tongue, H', by means of a neck-yoke, It, in order that when the horses are hacked or make a retrograde movement a backward movement may be imparted to the gallows-frame J, whose motion is transmitted through the racks J2 and cog-wheels Gr Gr to the shafty F and pinion O, thereby elevating the stone-rake C or hay-fork AThe stone-rake and hay-fork are designed to be made removable, so that either may be used at will. To admit ot' this backward movement of the horses the wagon hammer or bolt, which fastens the evener or doubletree P to the lower tongue, is placed in a slot, 7L, extending longitudinally a suitable distance along the tongue. While the horses are backing for the purpose spoken of, the evener and its appendages are retracted out ofthe horses7 way by means ofa cord, Q. After a little practice at this kind ot workthe horses will learn what is expected of them, and aword from the driver may be sufficient. A slight backward movement of the animals will suffice to give the necessary movement to the rake` or fork, and the horses can exert astonishing strength when thrown back upon their haunches, which may at times be required.

The benefits arising from this method of depositing hay and stone upon the wagon will such matters.

The advantage ot' giving the elevating devices their'motion by means of the backward motion of the horses is that no ground is skipped by the machine, and hence the work does not have to be gone over or done over after the machine has once passed. This would not be the case were the elevating devices ment of the machine. Y

A suitable chain may be used to adjust the The operation of both the stone-rake C and hay-fork E is shown clearly in Fig. 3, though, as before stated, the two devices are not to be The forward end ofthe dumping-platform D,

to the shaft F, which, in turning, operates the platform being made in such a manner as not The rear end ofthe platform D is sustained by means of a rod, D', which, for the purpose named, is hooked at its lower end.

Therod D' may be turned round so as to move its deflected portion from beneath the thus dump the stones in a heap which may have accumulated thereon.

S 'represents a lever, the construction of which will b e more quickly understood by reference to the detached view, Fig. 4. This lever operates somewhat like a wrench, and the notched eye in its end fits over a clutch, T, which is keyed on the outer end of the shaft F. By taking hold of the lever S and turning the same the driver, who stands on the rear end ofthe main frameway, assists in raising the weight which the hay-fork or stone-rake is elevating. If preferred, two of these leversSmay be used, located one at each end of the shaft F, and hence on each side of the machine, in which case the two levers are connected at their rear ends by means of a broad fiat board, upon which the driver may throw his weight.v This latter arrangement is particularly desirable when the machine is used for gathering stone. It is also designed to attach a weight tothe levers when heavy'matters are to be raised, the

said lweight to be so disposed as to assist in theelevation of the contents ofthe fork. When the rake or fork has been emptied the horses start forward and the rake or fork falls to its normal position.

It is deemed unnecessary to dwell upon the advantages of the above-described machine, as they are self-evident. Neither will I venture a separate statement of the operation, since it has necessarily been introduced into the4 preceding description.

I will here remark that when the machine is .used as a hay-loader the rake C is taken out and a bottom putin the machine in front of the shaft.

I do not wish to limit myself to the particular mechanical devices which I have described for operating the rake and fork when the horses arebacked, but propose to substitute any other means that may suggest themselves. The stone-rake may be located in the same place and operated in the same manner as the hayfork.

Having thus described my invention,the following is what I claim as new herein and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

l. Operatingdevicesforelevatinghay,stone, or substances of any kind by meansof a backward or retrograde movement of the horses.

2. The use of two tongues to one wagon, as described, to permit the same to be drawn forward, as usual, and adapt the motion of the horses in backing to be transmitted to elevating devices, substantially as set forth.

3. The slot h in the lower tongue, H, in combination with the evener P andcord Q, the whole being employed in the manner and for the purpose stated herein.

4. In a machine constructed as herein described, the combination of the movable rack'- frame J J J2, the cog-wheels Gr Gr, the4 pinion O, and shaft F, the whole being constructed and arranged to operate in the manner and for the purpose explained.

5. Thelever S, in combination with the clutch ment of the horses, as and for the object speci- T, when employed to enable the attendant to fied. assist in elevating the hay or stone, as set forth' GEORGE W. HOLLEY.

6. The neck-yoke R, employed to attach the Witnesses: upper tongue, H', to the horses, so as to cause D. I. TOWNSEND,

said tongue to undergo the backward move- A. S. PORTER. 

